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PSCU Study Shows Overall Spending Down Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt personal finances, a study by credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU shows that overall credit card spending is down 29 percent for the week ending April 5, compared to the same period in 2019. Debit card spending is down 12 percent for the same period. Gas spending was down 55.5

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States Continue with Amex Steering Suit, DOJ Abandons Antitrust Efforts

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The Justice Department may have left its skirmish against American Express and the issue of “steering,” but nearly a dozen states are battling on against the card issuer in their own fight. On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it would not seek U.S.

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Opploans Personal Loans Review: For Borrowers With Bad or No Credit

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In the short-term, you can give your score a small boost by reducing your credit card debt and avoiding applying for credit cards in the months before you submit an important application. The best way to reduce this ratio is to pay off existing debts, like credit card debt. Reduce your debt-to-income ratio.

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Top 21 Online Digital Accounting Services for Small Businesses (SMB): Jan 2022

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Draper, Utah. HQ: Draper, Utah. HQ: Detroit, Michigan. SMB Challengers: Rho Delivers Integrated Card, Payments & Checking Experience. 3,900,000. HighRadius. 25 Jan 2022. 25 Jan 2022. Canton, OH. 25 Jan 2022. 25 Jan 2022. 25 Jan 2022. 25 Jan 2022. 9. . – Linkedin : 1,900 followers (135 employees). Founded: 2018.

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Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $125 Million Week Ending May 1

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HQ: Provo, Utah. Electronic gift card platform. HQ: Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tags: Prepaid, gift card, non-profits, mobile. Digital banking platform for financial institutions. Latest round: $30 million Series A. Total raised: $61.7 Source: Finovate. Loop Commerce. HQ: Palo Alto, California. HQ: London, UK. million Seed.

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FinovateFall: Mapping the Future of Fintech Today

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For all the talent gathered in places like the Bay Area, New York, and London, our map encourages us to keep in mind less talked-about locales – like Utah, for example, where multiple Best of Show winner MX and Finovate newcomer ProActiv are both making personal finance technologies for the 21 st century.

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House Financial Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Debt Traps”

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1026.51 (credit cards) and 12 C.F.R. Kenneth Whittaker, Southeast Michigan Organizing Director, Michigan United. (A Flynn Endowed Professor of Law, University of Utah, S.J. Compare 12 C.F.R. §§ 1041.5, Payday Loan Rule) with 12 C.F.R. 1026.43 (residential mortgages).) Christopher Lewis Peterson, John J.